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<blockquote data-quote="JohnRTroy" data-source="post: 663861" data-attributes="member: 2732">Re: Re: NDA Early access to 3.5 rules for d20 Print PublishersThe spirit of the d20 license is for Wizards to make money on their core products, not as a &quot;free for everybody&quot; system.It's not a question of subjective quality, it is a question of risk, both for Wizards as well as the publishers.&nbsp; PDF has little barrier of entry.&nbsp; Just about ANYBODY can produce a PDF document.&nbsp; This has a risk of giving it out to too many people, some of whom might not keep the NDA.The other thing is, print publishers take more of a risk.&nbsp; They have to come up with the money to pay for their advertising, print runs, distribution, etc.&nbsp; Regardless of what you think about preferencial treatment being unfair--it's not.&nbsp; The print people take more of a financial risk, and thus have more to lose with their stuff not being PDF.&nbsp; Also, they are the ones who need the lead time, since publishing schedules for them take time.Put it this way, they are trying to give the &quot;advance look&quot; only to those publishers who will need it--and even then, they might not accept the request.&nbsp; I think that's better than keeping the rules &quot;underground&quot; until they are released.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="JohnRTroy, post: 663861, member: 2732"] [b]Re: Re: NDA Early access to 3.5 rules for d20 Print Publishers[/b] The spirit of the d20 license is for Wizards to make money on their core products, not as a "free for everybody" system. It's not a question of subjective quality, it is a question of risk, both for Wizards as well as the publishers. PDF has little barrier of entry. Just about ANYBODY can produce a PDF document. This has a risk of giving it out to too many people, some of whom might not keep the NDA. The other thing is, print publishers take more of a risk. They have to come up with the money to pay for their advertising, print runs, distribution, etc. Regardless of what you think about preferencial treatment being unfair--it's not. The print people take more of a financial risk, and thus have more to lose with their stuff not being PDF. Also, they are the ones who need the lead time, since publishing schedules for them take time. Put it this way, they are trying to give the "advance look" only to those publishers who will need it--and even then, they might not accept the request. I think that's better than keeping the rules "underground" until they are released. [/QUOTE]

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